Johannesburg: West Indian international cricketer Fabian Allen faced a distressing incident of gunpoint mugging outside the team hotel in Johannesburg. The 28-year-old all-rounder, representing the Paarl Royals franchise in the SA20 league, was targeted by assailants armed with a gun.

Bengaluru: Indian Hockey player Varun Kumar has been booked under POCSO Act after a woman accused him of rape on multiple occasions promising to marry her, police said on Tuesday.

Cape Town: Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher has revealed that Rohit Sharma's removal from the team's captaincy was a tough decision meant to free him as a batter given that he did not have a great run in the past couple of seasons.

Canberra (Australia): Fast bowler Xavier Bartlett ran through the West Indies lineup with another impressive total of 4-21 as Australia swept the one-day international series with another resounding eight-wicket win on Tuesday.

Dubai: India jumped four places to second in the World Test Championships standings after their series-levelling 106-run win over England in the second Test in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

Visakhapatnam: India dismissed England for 292 runs in their second innings on day four to register a series-levelling 106-run win in the second Test here on Monday.

Visakhapatnam: England were 194 for six at lunch in their second innings in pursuit of a record chase of 399 on the fourth day of the second Test against India here on Monday.

Visakhapatnam: Indian batter Shubman Gill won't take the field on Monday after hurting his right index finger on the second day of the second Test against England here.